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A State Staff Guide for Managing Statewide Initiatives Presented by Dr. Lennox McLendon

A State Staff Guide for Managing Statewide Initiatives Presented by Dr. Lennox McLendon. Welcome. Introduce yourself to your table partners and state ONE initiative that you are either: Presently involved in OR You will be starting soon OR You would like to start. Training Objectives.

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A State Staff Guide for Managing Statewide Initiatives Presented by Dr. Lennox McLendon

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  1. A State Staff Guide for Managing Statewide InitiativesPresented by Dr. Lennox McLendon

  2. Welcome • Introduce yourself to your table partners and state ONE initiative that you are either: • Presently involved in OR • You will be starting soon OR • You would like to start. McLendon and Polis 2011

  3. Training Objectives • You will: • Examine a step-by-step process for piloting and implementing a program improvement initiative statewide • Review resources for state wide initiatives in • Common Core Standards • Teacher Quality • Social Networks • Instructional Technology • Transitioning • Career Pathway • Managed Intake/Enrollment. McLendon and Polis 2011

  4. Going to Scale The process of planning, piloting, integrating, and evaluating a program improvement strategy statewide McLendon and Polis 2011

  5. Task 2: Engaging a workgroup • Selection of the right folks is critical! • Experienced folks with good background knowledge Strong thinkers, analyzers, questioners • Good communicators willing to spread the word and gain input from their colleagues • “Newer” staff to gain broader perspectives McLendon and Polis 2011

  6. If you don’t know where you’re going, you can’t get lost! Task 3: Setting a Vision and Goals • You also won’t know if you got there! • Begin with a vision. • This initiative will be working well when… • Specify goals, outcomes, and/or expectations. • The clearer the specifications, the easier job the pilot sites and early adopters will have. McLendon and Polis 2011

  7. Task 4: Gathering and selecting promising practices • Where do you look? • NAEPDC State Resource Library • http://naepdc.org/resource_library/resource_library_home/resource_library_home.html • Today’s Workshop McLendon and Polis 2011

  8. NAEPDC State Resource Library McLendon and Polis 2011

  9. Task 4: Gathering and selecting promising practices • Where do you look? • NAEPDC state staff contact list by job function • http://naepdc.org/state_staff%20job%20function.htm McLendon and Polis 2011

  10. NAEPDC State Staff Contact List McLendon and Polis 2011

  11. Task 5: Developing a pilot testing plan Key Considerations • Staffing and materials • Staff development and support • Potential pilot sites • Benchmarks to measure success • Action steps • Budget McLendon and Polis 2011

  12. Task 6: Selecting and preparing the pilot sites • Have all of your ducks in a row. • Set the climate. • Set clear expectations. • Have a single point of contact. • Be open to their input and recommendations. • Train thoroughly and then train some more. McLendon and Polis 2011

  13. Task 7: Conducting the pilot, measuring the impact, and developing/fine-tuning PD and resources. • Measuring the impact • Be clear on what you need to know • Process (inputs) • Training and technical assistance provided • Financial impact • Policies and/or guidance in place • Support required by local leadership • Time involved for successful implementation • Products (outputs) • Adapted or developed instructional, management, and training materials • Teacher and/or student outcomes McLendon and Polis 2011

  14. Task 7: Conducting the pilot, measuring the impact, and developing/fine-tuning PD and resources. • Policy alignment • Resource alignment • PD alignment McLendon and Polis 2011

  15. Task 8: Documenting and evaluating the results • Evaluation Criteria • Evidence identified by stakeholders McLendon and Polis 2011

  16. Task 9: Integrating program-wide • To wave or not to wave? • Depends on size of state • Your resources • Level of pilot success • Diversity among your programs McLendon and Polis 2011

  17. Task 10: Celebrating the success • Don’t forget to recognize the pilots and early adopters. • Thank all of the participants in the process. McLendon and Polis 2011

  18. Task 11: Monitoring impact and making necessary adjustments. • Carefully analyze evaluation data to determine strengths, outcomes, and areas needing further adjustments. • Publish a brief report with an executive summary to establish the impact of the initiative on established goals. • Be sure to send report to key stakeholders. McLendon and Polis 2011

  19. Let’s Look at the Resources McLendon and Polis 2011

  20. Final Reflection McLendon and Polis 2011

  21. Always willing to help… • Lennox McLendon • lmclendon@naepdc.org McLendon and Polis 2011

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